of names and numbers

hmm sort of a follow-up from the last post about phones. no answers, but something just struck me yesterday.

it seems like the abundance of, um, everything has made it impossible to give just about anything a proper name. and by proper name i mean words that define and describe an item. we resort to numbers to differientiate between items with similar yet unique functions. think television sets, think computers, think pencils, think phones.

seems like there's a pattern here. its the appliances that have been introduced only recently (i don't mean the last 6 months) have had an issue with names. imagine if our food were numbered in a similar way. hey, have you tried the e54 satay recently? it tastes good! -.-

then, of course, if we didn't resort to numbers, picture walking into an electrical appliance store or something. some salesman begins ' sir, would you like to have a look at this able-to-fit-104-clothes-at-once, takes-only-5-minutes-for-a-full-wash, guaranteed-to-keep-your-clothes-clean washing machine. yes sir, that is the name of the washing machine.' or an extract from a daily conversation. 'look! i have the newest 3g-bluetooth-comes-at only-$890-with-a-2-year-plan-phone-with-an-18-megapixel-camera!' isnt it cool? yeah, your 3g-bluetooth-comes-at only-$890-with-a-2-year-plan-phone-with-an-18-megapixel-camera is cool!' ok that was a mouthful lol, but you get the point.

but of course it's quite sad that we are turning to numbers to define items we use in our everyday lives. it's almost as if we've lost our bond with these items, and just treat them as another insignificant part of our lives. just like inmates who are identified by only numbers. not a very appropriate comparison i guess, but still..

just e54 satay for thought.